Neurocritical Care Nursing Management of Stroke, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Timely, relevant discussions on neurocritical care nursing management of stroke

Wandria Dallas (Edited by)

9780443183263, Elsevier Health Sciences

Hardback, published 24 February 2023

240 pages
28 x 19 x 2.1 cm, 0.34 kg

In this issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics, guest editor Wandria Dallas brings herconsiderable expertise to the topic of Neurocritical Care Nursing Management of Stroke. Although the treatment of acute stroke has been improved considerably, the majority of patients are left disabled with a considerable impact on functional independence and quality of life, and new strategies are needed in order to improve neurorehabilitation. This issue provides important updates on care of the stroke patient, aimed at providing critical care nurses with state-of-the-art interventions.

• Contains 10 practice-oriented topics including stroke risk related to COVID-19; airway management of stroke; stroke disability predictors; management of postoperative decompressive craniectomy; invasive neuromonitoring; and more.

• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on neurocritical care nursing management of stroke, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.

• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Strokes and Predictors of OutcomesManagement of Aspiration Risk in StrokeHypertensive ManagementNursing Management of Temperature in a Patient with StrokeStroke Risk Related to Coronavirus Disease-2019: What Have We Learned?Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in the Stroke PatientInvasive Neuromonitoring in the Stroke PatientStroke Rehabilitation

Subject Areas: Cardiovascular medicine [MJD]